Bastille Day bites: Here’s what’s cooking

Paris in Town Le Bistro is located inside Downtown at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)

Francophiles, take note: Bastille Day festivities arrive two days early this year, with several local spots offering deals to commemorate the July 14 French national holiday.

LA BONNE BOUCHE

The ever-charming downtown Lake Worth eatery is celebrating the French holiday with a special prix fixe menu and French-inspired accordion music.

The celebration meal will be created by La Bonne Bouche’s Nicoise chef and proprietor Eric Regnier, who operates the bistro with his American wife, Sara Shutt. The prix fixe menu, which costs $30 per person plus tax and tip, includes French classics such as escargot, pissaladière (a kind of savory tart), boeuf bourguignon and other traditional dishes.

The menu is available Saturday through Monday, served in a setting made all the more festive by the live music of The Post’s own Frank Cerabino, who plays Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. and Monday at 8 p.m.

“You’ll be singing the ‘Marseillaise’ before the eclairs arrive,” promises Sara Shutt.

Downtown West Palm’s favorite French bistro kicks off its celebration Saturday with a special three-course menu, cocktail specials and live entertainment. On Sunday, that celebration is enhanced by the bistro’s terrific brunch and 4 p.m. viewing of the World Cup Final on the bar’s big screen.

Of course, there’s a proper Bastille Day celebration on Monday with a French three-course dinner and special cocktails.

A view of the outdoor dining area at Slice of Provence pizza bar in Boca Raton. (Contributed by Slice of Provence)

SLICE OF PROVENCE

This South of France-inspired pizza and wine bar, which recently opened in Boca Raton, is celebrating the French holiday two days early.

On Saturday, diners get a free glass of wine from the “Bastille Day” wine selection. For the kids ages 12 and younger, there’s free cheese pizza that day. Those freebees continue on Monday, the actual holiday, in addition to live music by multilingual singer Claude Kadoch from 7 to 9 p.m.